menorrhagia

American  

[men-uh-rey-jee-uh, -juh] / ˌmɛn əˈreɪ dʒi ə, -dʒə /

noun

Pathology.

1. excessive menstrual discharge.

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menorrhagia British  

/ ˌmɛnɔːˈreɪdʒɪə, ˌmɛnəˈrædʒɪk /

noun

1. excessive bleeding during menstruation

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Other Word Forms

• menorrhagic adjective

Etymology

Origin of menorrhagia

First recorded in 1770–80; meno- + -rrhagia

Example Sentences

But on further inquiry it appeared: first, that the mother of the girl had always been subject to menorrhagia, and it is well known that this often occurs exclusively as the result of hereditary predisposition.

From The Education of American Girls by Brackett, Anna C. (Anna Callender)

The host of ills thus induced are known to physicians and to the sufferers as amenorrhœa, menorrhagia, dysmenorrhœa, hysteria, anemia, chorea, and the like.

From Sex in Education or, A Fair Chance for Girls by Clarke, Edward Hammond

As she lost much in weight, was run down in strength, became self-centered, stayed more at home, and took less exercise, the resultant depression in her general condition emphasized the menorrhagia.

From Psychotherapy by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)

In the cases related by Dr. Clarke, there is nothing to show that the menorrhagia was occasioned by study during the week of menstruation, rather than during the three weeks that preceded it.

From The Education of American Girls by Brackett, Anna C. (Anna Callender)

Sterility in women may occur from the above-named causes of impotence, together with absence of the uterus and ovaries, or from great debility, syphilis, constant amenorrhœa, dysmenorrhœa, or menorrhagia.

From Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology by Robertson, W. G. Aitchison (William George Aitchison )